1930’s

1939

  1. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Frank Capra, USA)
  2. THE RULES OF THE GAME (Jean Renoir, France)
  3. STAGECOACH (John Ford, USA)

1938

  1. BRINGING UP BABY (Howard Hawks, USA)
  2. THE COWBOY AND THE LADY (H.C. Potter, USA)
  3. HAVE YOU GOT ANY CASTLES? (Frank Tashlin, USA)

1937

  1. HUMANITY AND PAPER BALLOONS (Sadao Yamanaka, Japan)
  2. SWING HIGH, SWING LOW (Mitchell Leisen, USA)

1936

  1. A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (Jean Renoir, France)
  2. MODERN TIMES (Charles Chaplin, USA)
  3. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (Frank Capra, USA)
  4. OSAKA ELEGY (Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan)

1935

  1. THE WEDDING NIGHT (King Vidor, USA)
  2. HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (Mitchell Leisen, USA)

1934

  1. FASHIONS OF 1934 (William Dieterle, USA)

1933

  1. HEROES FOR SALE (William A. Wellman, USA)
  2. TRENO POPOLARE (Raffaello Matarazzo, Italy)

1932

  1. SHANGHAI EXPRESS (Josef von Sternber, USA)
  2. YOUNG AMERICA (Frank Borzage, USA)
  3. ME AND MY GAL (Raoul Walsh, USA)
  4. WHAT SCOUNDRELS MEN ARE! (Mario Camerini, Italy)
  5. ONE WAY PASSAGE (Tay Garnetty, USA)
  6. THE AGE OF CONSENT (Gregory La Cava, USA)
  7. THE PURCHASE PRICE (William A. Wellman, USA)

1931

  1. CITY LIGHTS (Charles Chaplin, USA)
  2. STREET SCENE (King Vidor, USA)
  3. DISHONORED (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
  4. BIMBO’S INITIATION (Dave Fleischer, USA)

1930

  1. SWING, YOU SINNERS! (Dave Fleischer, USA)